# 焚き火 vs Moonhill

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 焚き火 at none against Moonhill's 1. 焚き火 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Moonhill's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Moonhill sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. 焚き火 asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 焚き火 against 5.0 for Moonhill. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moonhill has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of 焚き火's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moonhill's.

焚き火 ships an update fortnightly, Moonhill every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 焚き火 | Moonhill |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id904887382/reviews) | [5.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moonhill/id1586824103/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **10** |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 83 MB | 72 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [ASOV.Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/904887211) | [YULIN HU](https://appshunter.io/developer/1551749665) |

## What reviewers say

### 焚き火

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id904887382)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Moonhill

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moonhill/id1586824103)

A digital notebook designed for self-reflection and life journaling. It offers a private space to record thoughts and experiences without data collection. Users are responsible for backing up their notes via iCloud.

**Highlights:** Life note recording, Inner direction exploration, Private data storage, User-managed iCloud backup, Fixed-classified notes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $2.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 焚き火 free?

焚き火 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Moonhill free?

Moonhill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, 焚き火 or Moonhill?

焚き火 and Moonhill are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 10 ratings respectively.

### Do 焚き火 or Moonhill have ads?

Neither 焚き火 nor Moonhill shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 焚き火 or Moonhill?

焚き火 ships an update fortnightly, and Moonhill every 2 weeks. Most recently, 焚き火 was updated on October 22, 2026 and Moonhill on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*